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What are the two units into which the skeleton is divided for study?
What are the two units into which the skeleton is divided for study?
The skull (cranial skeleton) and the postcranial skeleton
What are the three distinct parts that form the vertebrate skull or cranium?
What are the three distinct parts that form the vertebrate skull or cranium?
Splanchnocranium, chondrocranium, and dermatocranium
What is the collective term used to refer to the fused cranial components surrounding and encasing the brain?
What is the collective term used to refer to the fused cranial components surrounding and encasing the brain?
Braincase
What is the neurocranium equivalent to according to some morphologists?
What is the neurocranium equivalent to according to some morphologists?
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What idea grew from the observation that elements of the chondrocranium appeared to lie in series with the bases of the vertebrae?
What idea grew from the observation that elements of the chondrocranium appeared to lie in series with the bases of the vertebrae?
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What is the main function of the skeleton in vertebrate bodies?
What is the main function of the skeleton in vertebrate bodies?
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Why do bits of the skeleton often survive fossilization better than soft tissue anatomy?
Why do bits of the skeleton often survive fossilization better than soft tissue anatomy?
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What does the architecture of the skeleton reveal about vertebrate function and evolution?
What does the architecture of the skeleton reveal about vertebrate function and evolution?
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What are the two main components of the skeletal system?
What are the two main components of the skeletal system?
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How do most bones of the exoskeleton evolve during vertebrate evolution?
How do most bones of the exoskeleton evolve during vertebrate evolution?
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